About us

Leander Club is recognised the world over for its extraordinary achievements, having won more Olympic and World championship gold medals than any other club, and home to rowing heroes and to the champions of tomorrow.

Leander’s members enjoy a very socially active club that encourages good fellowship, celebrates success and values its heritage, stretching back to its formation in 1818.

Event Diary

Corporate

Commercial partners engage with Leander Club and our International and Academy athletes for brand and relationship-building purposes.

As our story to 2018 and Leander’s Bicentenary unfolds, partners and other corporate clients are enjoying opportunities to entertain customers at Henley Royal Regatta and campaign events, or to row with our athletes.

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Over the past 50 years Leander has steadily changed its membership from being almost exclusively Oxbridge to now being a Club with membership drawn from clubs and universities from all over the UK and from around the world. Women first became Full Members of the Club in 1997 and are now a fully integrated part of the Club

Media

Leander delivers rowing athletes for Team GB. Twelve Leander athletes won medals in Rio (out of GB’s total of 26), retaining GB’s position at the top of the rowing medal table and bringing Leander’s total Olympic medal tally to 123.

The Club’s successes at both GB and Academy levels, together with various ongoing campaign events, deliver news stories throughout the year.

Henley Literary Festival Tuesday October 02 at 2:30 pm As part of the Leander bicentenary celebrations, we are taking part in this year's Henley Literary Festival with an event based on our wonderfully illustrated and informative book Acknowledging Leander Club's…

NEW ENTRANCE GATEWAY TO THE CLUB FUNDED BY SPECIAL NEW APPEAL - THE 200 CLUB We are pleased to advise that the 200 Club is now fully subscribed and thank all the Members for their support. We will advise the details…

London Guildhall Wednesday 10 October 2018 The Guildhall plays host to this climax to our bicentenary year, just as it did when we welcomed back our Rio Olympians in 2016. All those who represented Leander at the Olympic Games have…

SUNDAY 22 JULY 2018 The Leander Families' Day event is particularly aimed at those Members with young families. Games in the garden, jelly and ice cream and lots more. Details are in May 2018 Newsletter so please put this date in your…

BROOK CLUB, NY TUESDAY 22nd MAY 2018 We are grateful to Mungo Meehan, who has arranged for Leander Club to hold a formal dinner at The Brook, 111 East 54 Street New York, on Tuesday 22nd May 2018. As far as…